Tax Credits

Buying First Home Tax Credits

September 17, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment

The Clock Is Ticking: 75 More Days Until Tax Credit Expires

Spread the word. Time is running out for first-time buyers or anyone who hasn’t owned a home in the past three years to take advantage of the $8,000 federal tax credit. Considering the time it takes from the point of finding a home to closing, prospective buyers should act now, as there are only 75 days left to take advantage of the credit.

Encourage your clients and other potential first-time buyers to act quickly in order to close by midnight on November 30 and qualify for the credit. The Get the R EAL Story^® campaign has made several resources for first-time buyers available on www.REALstoryNJ.com, including a frequently asked questions (FAQs) flyer on the tax credit and an informative hand-out called Buying a Home: Where to Get Started

Feel free to utilize any of the comprehensive information about the tax credit and other incentives available on www.REALstoryNJ.com on your website or blog to help educate potential buyers and get them one step closer to closing!

Call for Action: Extend and Expand the Home Buyer Tax Credit

We have all seen first-hand the positive impact the first-time home buyer tax credit is having on the real estate market recovery. As the expiration date for this successful program looms, we ALL need to make sure that Congress hears about the positive impact this program has had and ask them to extend it, and expand it, so that we can continue to see the market fully recover. Take action today by sending a letter to your congressman and senators.

Viral Videos Making Their Way to TV, NJ.com

Due to the online success of the comedic Get the R EAL Story^® YouTube video series that offers great reasons to buy a home today, the videos are now being used as television and online advertisements.

You can catch the ads on News 12 New Jersey in the northern-central part of the state and on a variety of top-rated Comcast cable stations in southern New Jersey , such as Bravo! and the Food Network. The Get the R EAL Story^® messages will also be running as video ads on the statewide news website, NJ.com.